Botanic Gardens: A Living History (Gardens) - Hardcover

Brian Johnson; Scot Medbury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904772722 ISBN 13: 9781904772729

Publisher: Black Dog Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

"Botanic Gardens: A Living History" is a comprehensive and practical guide to the world's foremost botanic gardens. This visually stunning book unearths the fascinating history of the botanic garden, from the first modern gardens founded in Northern Italy in the sixteenth century, to the technological achievements of contemporary gardens, such as the Eden Project in Cornwall. "Botanic Gardens" draws on a range of iconographic and textual treasures including photography, architectural plans, drawings, scientific journals and personal accounts. The key personalities involved in the establishment of the gardens are profiled - an extraordinary catalogue of explorers, scientists, noblemen, botanists, visionaries and dreamers. The architecture of the gardens is explored and the gardens' relationship with the wider world is also dealt with in depth. Featuring text by a range of writers including historians, scientists, horticulturalists and architects, this book is the only truly comprehensive and up to date survey of these institutions. Global in scope and culturally important, "Botanic Gardens" is a vibrant beautiful book.

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Product Description:

Botanic Gardens: A Living History is an extensive and practical guide to the world s foremost botanic gardens. This visually stunning hardback book unearths the fascinating history of the botanic garden, from the first modern gardens founded in Northern Italy, to the technological achievements of contemporary gardens.

Review:

A comprehensive look at these fascinating institutions --The Evening Standard

The feeling of wonderment that botanic gardens can bring is captured in this book perfectly. --BBC Homes and Antiques

Enjoyable reading.... Anyone interested in the scope of botanic gardens, including relatively unknown and recently founded institutions, will find this book a useful reference. --BBC Gardens Illustrated

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1904772722
• ISBN 13: 9781904772729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 295